NOLA Media Group to co-sponsor the New Orleans Saints - LHSAA Game of the Week

NOLA.com and The Times-Picayune will be a co-sponsor for the New Orleans Saints - LHSAA Game of the Week during the 2013 high school football season.

The announcement comes on the heels of Friday’s news that the Louisiana High School Athletic Association renewed its partnership with the New Orleans Saints, who will again be recognized as the title sponsor for its 2013 high school football Game of the Week program.

"The Louisiana High School Athletic Association is proud of our relationship with NOLA Media Group and The Times-Picayune. Their partnership allows us to bring high school fans 14 weeks of live football leading up to the state championships in December," said LHSAA Marketing Director Mitch Small.

NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune prep sports writers will be at the games and provide some on-air commentary. The Game of the Week will be broadcast in HD live across Louisiana on Fox Sports New Orleans, or Fox Sports New Orleans Plus whenever the New Orleans Pelicans appear on the main Fox Sports channel.

The series consists of a weekly television broadcast of one high school football game for 10 weeks during the regular prep football season, and for four weeks of the LHSAA football playoffs not including state championship games.

The first game will feature Westlake at DeRidder on Thursday, Sept. 5, and subsequent games will air each week thereafter on Thursday nights.

In addition to the traditional 7 p.m. kick-off, a pre-game show will air beginning at 6:30 p.m. weekly. Key match-ups, game insight and other interesting bits of information will make up the pre-game agenda.